Relics of the past (Namib Desert)
Abandoned mining hut dating from the 1920's. Could people live here?
Forgotten oxen skulls - remains of trek animals hauling huge ox wagons to and from the desert diamond mines : 1920 - 1940.
Stranded diamond dredge.
Remains of lost diamond sites - Holsatia - 1930.
Eduard Bohlen - Sunken passenger liner, lying +/- 1 km from the sea. Sunk in early years of 1900. Totally buried in sand - try to conquer the Namib!
Ox wagon - where are the oxen?
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